[Coco] Installing DW4 on Linux mint

[Bill Pierce]

George, do you have Java installed? DW4 has to have Java to run. Alo, to find the version# just click the "Help" and select "About Drivewire4" (I think), and it should give you a small Coco screen with the version#. If you downloaded it from "CocoCoding", then you have the latest version.

 

 

Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: George Ramsower <georgera at gvtc.com>
To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 10:48 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] Installing DW4 on Linux mint

Bill, on looking this over, I haven't found a version number or anything that indicates what the build is except the download is "DriveWire4.zip". Once I unzip that, I do get enough "stuff" to run it on three OSs and there is a couple of text files that give a bit of information on how to run it. The seemingly correct file to run ends up creating a boatload of repetitive errors. However, there were only three or four errors but they never did clear up.  Now I'm totally confused.On 06/22/2017 09:17 PM, Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:> George, what "installation" package are you using for DW4? IIRC, there is no "installation" to DW4. You just unzip the package into a folder and run it.> I'm not really familiar with Linux, but I know the last 6 or 7 versions of DW4 were a single zip file that worked for all platforms. I did do a Linux installation with DW4 in a VM a while back and as I recall, I just unzipped the download into a "home/dw4" folder (I think) and ran the "DW4UI.sh" file. I do recall having issues with my USB2DB9 adapter, but finally resolved it (not a DW4 related problem), and I also couldn't successfully make a desktop shortcut (it never ran from the shortcut), and I had to run it directly from the folder, but again, I'm not a Linux guru and was probably doing it wrong. I'm pretty sure I was running Mint.>>   >>   >> Bill Pierce> "Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull>> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page>> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com>>   >>   >> -----Original Message-----> From: George Ramsower <georgera at gvtc.com>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>> Sent: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 9:22 pm> Subject: [Coco] Installing DW4 on Linux mint>> I sent this earlier(days ago) and it seems to have fallen through the cracks. I'm attempting to build a DW4 system for my CC3 and update to Nitros9.-------- Forwarded Message --------Subject: 	[Coco] Installing DW4 on Linux mintDate: 	Sun, 18 Jun 2017 12:18:01 -0500From: 	George Ramsower <georgera at gvtc.com>Reply-To: 	CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>To: 	CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>   It seems to run once it is done but it isn't really installed, Ithink. I also have hundreds of lines of retries while it's doing it'sinstall thing. I have a snipped version of the report if someone wishesto look at it and offer some assistance with this.   Drop me a note and I can send a file of what I have.George R.-- Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttps://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco-- Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttps://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco>-- Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttps://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco